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Needs and Wants Worksheet

Money maths lesson 21: Needs and wants · Set 149 · 40 sums
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The method (Must have or nice to have?): Ask: can I live, stay healthy and go to school without it? If not, it is a need. If it is extra or just for fun, it is a want. Pay for needs first; money left for wants = money − needs.

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  1. 1.Diya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a school uniform (b) a raincoat (c) soap (d) a sticker album
  2. 2.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) toothpaste (c) school shoes (d) a fancy phone cover
  3. 3.Aditya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) notebooks for school (c) a toy robot (d) milk
  4. 4.For Aarav, is “a warm blanket” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  5. 5.For Arjun, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  6. 6.Kabir is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a glitter pen set (b) a school uniform (c) a new party dress (d) a bigger TV
  7. 7.Zoya has ₹450. First Zoya pays for needs: socks (₹100) and a raincoat (₹120). How many rupees are left for wants?
  8. 8.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) soap (b) sweets every day (c) a remote-control car (d) a bigger TV
  9. 9.For Aarav, is “bus fare to school” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  10. 10.For Gurpreet, is “a bigger TV” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  11. 11.For Ishaan, is “rice and dal” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  12. 12.Rahul is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) extra comic books (b) a school uniform (c) vegetables (d) a schoolbag
  13. 13.Kavya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a schoolbag (b) a video game (c) a new party dress (d) a glitter pen set
  14. 14.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a sticker album (c) a glitter pen set (d) a schoolbag
  15. 15.For Rahul, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  16. 16.Arjun is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a sticker album (c) medicine when ill (d) sweets every day
  17. 17.Aarav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) drinking water (b) a raincoat (c) rice and dal (d) a third cricket bat
  18. 18.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) rice and dal (b) a third cricket bat (c) a sticker album (d) a bigger TV
  19. 19.Karan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) a schoolbag (b) a warm blanket (c) school shoes (d) a glitter pen set
  20. 20.Pooja is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) drinking water (c) medicine when ill (d) a third cricket bat
  21. 21.For Ananya, is “toothpaste” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  22. 22.For Diya, is “a glitter pen set” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  23. 23.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a sticker album (b) sweets every day (c) extra comic books (d) vegetables
  24. 24.For Diya, is “soap” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  25. 25.Dev is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a third cricket bat (b) designer sunglasses (c) a bigger TV (d) rice and dal
  26. 26.Meera is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) designer sunglasses (b) a new party dress (c) notebooks for school (d) a fancy phone cover
  27. 27.For Ananya, is “a school uniform” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  28. 28.Manav is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) designer sunglasses (b) notebooks for school (c) milk (d) a raincoat
  29. 29.Ananya is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) school shoes (b) toothpaste (c) notebooks for school (d) a third cricket bat
  30. 30.Vivaan is making a shopping list. Which of these is a want? (a) medicine when ill (b) rice and dal (c) a raincoat (d) a toy robot
  31. 31.Meera has ₹450. First Meera pays for needs: a school uniform (₹100) and a geometry box (₹150). How many rupees are left for wants?
  32. 32.For Joseph, is “a new party dress” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  33. 33.Kavya has ₹750. First Kavya pays for needs: a water bottle (₹80) and a school uniform (₹70). How many rupees are left for wants?
  34. 34.Sneha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) extra comic books (b) a toy robot (c) a third cricket bat (d) vegetables
  35. 35.Joseph is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) a school uniform (b) a toy robot (c) a fancy phone cover (d) a bigger TV
  36. 36.For Rahul, is “medicine when ill” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  37. 37.Isha has ₹450. First Isha pays for needs: socks (₹70) and notebooks (₹50). How many rupees are left for wants?
  38. 38.For Aarav, is “a video game” a need or a want? (a) Need (b) Want
  39. 39.For Vivaan, is “a schoolbag” a need or a want? (a) Want (b) Need
  40. 40.Isha is making a shopping list. Which of these is a need? (a) drinking water (b) a glitter pen set (c) a third cricket bat (d) a bigger TV

Answer key

  1. a sticker album
  2. a fancy phone cover
  3. a toy robot
  4. Need
  5. Need
  6. a school uniform
  7. 230
  8. soap
  9. Need
  10. Want
  11. Need
  12. extra comic books
  13. a schoolbag
  14. a schoolbag
  15. Need
  16. medicine when ill
  17. a third cricket bat
  18. rice and dal
  19. a glitter pen set
  20. a third cricket bat
  21. Need
  22. Want
  23. vegetables
  24. Need
  25. rice and dal
  26. notebooks for school
  27. Need
  28. designer sunglasses
  29. a third cricket bat
  30. a toy robot
  31. 200
  32. Want
  33. 600
  34. vegetables
  35. a school uniform
  36. Need
  37. 330
  38. Want
  39. Need
  40. drinking water

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